July 2008
45 posts
The Parallel Universe →
I’ve been trying to think of a good sum-up post for the five weeks I spent in Spain, and I’ve had a tough time coming up with something that can really pull it all together. The thing is that…
Open Letter To Shel Israel - It's Over (1938... →
1938 Media: Open Letter To Shel Israel - It’s Over — When I first started my career, you made it a point to bury me online, and more importantly back channel as well. This is a…
Yahoo Search June 2008 Index Update →
Yahoo has warned us of an up and coming Yahoo Search index update. Priyank Garg & Sharad Verma of Yahoo Search said, Yahoo will “be rolling out some changes to our crawling, indexing and ranking…
Child Molester Fail →
Glad Spain won yesterday…double glad I wasn’t in BCN for the chaos that followed. I like a good celebration, but not on a school night.
Back in Denver and glad to be here. First day working from my home office. Gotta say, I dig it.
June 2008
61 posts
I'm Back! →
I’m back in Denver! More posts to come soon…just thought I’d let people know I arrived safely and only slightly delayed. Good to be home.
Facebook faces Chinese market with Chinese... →
A fascinating experiment in internet culture has been launched by Facebook who have localised their interface to the Chinese markets. As the Chinese markets are very concerned about ‘face’ - how…
when your dreams become reality, they are no... →
[More thoughts on “How To Be Creative”:] 37. When your dreams become reality, they are no longer your dreams. If you are successful, it’ll never come from the direction you predicted….
creating "blue monsters" →
[BACKSTORY: A year and a half ago, I created the Blue Monster cartoon, which with the help of Microsoft’s Steve Clayton, took on a life of its own inside the Microsoft Corp. It was fun,…
meaning scales, people don't. →
[More thoughts on “How To Be Creative”:] 38. Meaning Scales, People Don’t. From my blog: “Meaning Scales”. February, 2005:
As Buddha says, there is no one road to Nirvana….
Safety Fail →
Thx The Dfx
Epic disregard for safety win.
Bambi Fail →
Thx Strider
Asia-Pacific Search Rankings for April 2008 →
comScore just released an interesting data about the search rankings in Asia-Pacific region. According to their data, Google and Yahoo were the regional leaders as “top search properties” followed…
Shel Israel And SAP Part Ways →
St John The Pyrotechnician →
It’s 2:40 AM and I’m back home - with headphones in - hiding from the orgy or destruction that is taking over much of the city. At about 10 tonight I decided to head to the sea, where the action…
The Home Stretch →
Tomorrow will start my last work week here in Barcelona (for a month or two anyway) - and this weekend was the last of 4 weekends I’ve spent here. Due to the sudden decision of the Spanish…
The heat is on in BCN, my computer is telling me it’s 80, but it feels hotter than that…tomorrow is a beach day fo sho.
Happy hour became happy hours last night…didn’t get home until 4 AM. :|
Fridizzle Is Coming! →
It’s crazy to think, but I’ll be back in Denver a week from tomorrow. Needless to say, I’m looking forward to getting back to my regular life back in D-Town. This week has been pretty intense at…
Stewart Butterfield's bizarre resignation letter... →
Owen Thomas / Valleywag: Stewart Butterfield’s bizarre resignation letter to Yahoo — Stewart Butterfield, the cantankerous cofounder of Flickr, has, as we’ve noted,…
Pastry Design Fail →
Thx to: Dave F.
Intense work week so far - excited for the next two days but I’ll be relieved when they’re over. Only a 9 more days in Spain!
Reading “Moneyball” - might be worth a read if you’re an SEO, even if you don’t care about baseball (like me).
Spell Check Fail →
Thx BT
Bowel movement win.
Store Fail →
Thx Sergio A.
Trans-gender promotion win.
Back To It... →
After a wonderful weekend with Kristi, it was back to work today. Working on some really challenging and enjoyable stuff, so the long days at the office are actually flying by. Flying by so fast,…
Slooooow news day - http://tinyurl.com/62sm5l
And then my mind exploded... →
Ok, so tell me if you can spot something out of the ordinary in this picture I took today… If you said it’s Kristi head, you’re correct! So here’s the deal, yesterday I went out to…
Kristi surprised me and showed up in Barcelona for the weekend! Crazy - we’re having a blast!
Google- Yahoo Partnership Coming True? →
So have you heard the news? Microsoft has completely taken their offer off the table with Yahoo and now Yahoo and Google are going to team up—eventually. No need to go crazy now with trying…
Google Logo Meets Hooters →
People are always interested in the Google logo especially as they often change it. But anyone searching now for google logo might get a surprise, as noted by Ari. As all the…
Ethics? Spelled backwards, it’s Scihte! →
Does that mean you CAN bid on trademark terms?
Ethics are icky and sticky when it comes to online marketing and advertising. We still haven’t reached the true outline of what that means,…
Flying Fail →
Thx to a:
Riding WIN.
Google Result Offers You to "Skip Intro" (Philipp... →
Philipp Lenssen / Google Blogoscoped: Google Result Offers You to “Skip Intro” — Oh, sweet. You know when you look for some company homepage to get their support email…
Backwards B Fail →
Thx to Charlie M. Image from 4chan:
STRIKE! →
While I am guessing it isn’t news in the States, there is a trucking strike taking place here in Spain. Across the country truckers are blocking roads and freeways to protest the rising price of…
Just saw there is a Hunter Thompson documentary coming out July 4. Can’t wait to see it.
Looks like rain today in BCN.
Epic New Business Fail →
Thx to Didier:
Breathalyzer Fail →
COMMANDO WIN
Skype Fake Out →
First off, I gotta say, Skype (or Skippie as my dad would say) has been a Godsend for Kristi and I. There is nothing cooler than being able to talk, with video, across the globe, for free. Due to…
wine as commodity →
The relatively small, southern French province of Languedoc produces more wine than the entire State of California. Thousands and thousands and thousands of vineyards. Italy alone boasts…
Just built a desk so I’d have a place to sit today…how startup is that? :)
A Fine Weekend Indeed →
I’m glad to report that this weekend was a very good one. I’m also happy to report that this post will include a number of pictures, something that has been sorely lacking since I’ve had some…
Computin’ in my man dorm in Barcelona.
More Notes From Spain →
Well, hump day is over. Tomorrow is Thursday, then Friday, and then, well, my first real weekend in many moons. And by real I mean not packing, moving, traveling, etc…I’ll still be in Spain,…
Working, working and some more working…in a good way.
Stencil For Bad Tags [2] →
Love this. (Via Ian Tait)
Go Colloquial--and Go Global →
Most affiliates don’t have a lot of cash to spare when they’re just starting out. (After all, that’s why they become affiliates, right?) Whether paid search is their game of choice or they…